Tag: Ruben Ramírez Lezcano

• Friday, July 18th 2025 - 10:40 UTC

  Paraguay, UK sign “Friendship Charter”

  

  Paraguayan Foreign Minister Rubén Ramírez Lezcano and British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs David Lammy signed Thursday in London the so-called “United Kingdom-Paraguay Friendship Charter,” committing both nations to enhanced cooperation across five key areas:

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• Friday, July 11th 2025 - 10:02 UTC

  Paraguay reviews options regarding refueling along Paraná Waterway

  

  Paraguay's Foreign Ministry and private sector associations regarding fuel bunkering operations at kilometer 171 of the Paraguay-Paraná waterway started a round of discussions Thursday in Asunción after Argentina's customs authority announced a potential suspension of these operations.

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• Tuesday, April 1st 2025 - 10:50 UTC

  Bolsonaro's Brazil spied on Paraguay on joint Itaipú plant

  

  Paraguay has launched investigations into an alleged cyberattack by Brazil targeting its government systems to obtain sensitive information about the Itaipu Binacional hydroelectric power plant, Foreign Minister Rubén Ramírez Lezcano confirmed. He said national intelligence and the Technologies and Information Ministry (MITIC) were probing the claims, though no evidence of a breach has been found yet.

• Monday, March 10th 2025 - 21:08 UTC

  Suriname's Ramdin chosen to become OAS' next Secretary-General

  

  Albert Ramdin, Suriname's Foreign Minister, was elected Monday as the new Secretary-General of the Organization of American States (OAS) for the term 2025-2030, marking a historic first for a representative from a Caribbean Community (Caricom) member State.

• Monday, November 25th 2024 - 08:40 UTC

  Paraguayan FM seeks top OAS position

  

  Paraguay's Foreign Minister Rubén Ramírez Lezcano has become a strong contender to replace the Uruguayan Diego Almagro as Secretary-General of the Organization of American States (OAS) following talks with US President-elect Donald Trump and his future aide Elon Musk, it was reported through X.

• Thursday, May 16th 2024 - 22:25 UTC

  Peña highlights Paraguay's progress and Argentina's lack thereof

  

  Paraguayan President Santiago Peña highlighted his country's “remarkable growth” and “flourishing democracy” in contrast with Argentina's mercurial performance. He made those remarks late Wednesday upon receiving the “CHLI Founders Award for International Leadership” during the Annual Gala and Leadership Awards in Washington DC.

• Tuesday, March 12th 2024 - 18:35 UTC

  FTA negotiations between Japan and Mercosur to start next month, Paraguayan FM says

  

  The South American Common Market (Mercosur) will start negotiating a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Japan next month, Paraguay's Foreign Minister Rubén Ramírez Lezcano acknowledged in an interview with the Nikkei economic newspaper. Paraguay currently holds the rotating presidency of the regional bloc.